According to Pantone, the Fashion Color Report Spring 2014 is “inspired by a mixture of blooming flowers, travels abroad and strong, confident women.”1 Jaclyn Peresetsky, CEO, esthetician and color specialist at SkinPerfect Image Wellness Spa in Columbus, Ohio, notes this season’s palette is versatile—lending itself to those who care “to stay safe with pastels and monochromatic color schemes,” and “those who want to experiment with new looks can add the bold colors for an artistic flair.”

Allyson Harold, lead makeup artist and color trend specialist for Mineralogie, says the on-trend colors for the season are what’s expected for spring: feminine, inspired by nature and floral; however, they contain stronger notes, as well. “All colors evoke emotion, and this new palette gives you a variety of choices from calm and peaceful to exciting and confident,” says Peresetsky.

Preparing the canvas

“There’s always a skin trend with every season, and [this season, there is] definitely that hard-to-achieve ‘no makeup’ makeup look,” says Harold. “It looks like your skin—like this is how you look all of the time—just perfected.”

Step 1: The magic word here is “sheer.” Lightly apply a Freesia-esque yellow shade from lashes into the crease, blending toward the inner eye area. Make sure to blend away any hard edges.

Step 2: To give this lemony, soft eye a little more contour, apply a subtle wash of a lighter Hemlock. Start at the outer corner of the eyelid, blend well into the crease and then gently across the lid.

Step 3: To keep this application from looking too dramatic, tone down the eyeliner. Try different shades of brown, such as Sand.

Step 4: If you want a daytime-friendly look with a bit of kick, try lightly dusting the lower eyelid just below the lower lashes with a little of the same yellow and then green shadow. This is when those extra small smudge or eye shadow brushes come in handy. A little of this makes a big impact, and really makes brown eyes look more intense.

Step 5:To finish off the look, try a warmer, more apricot-looking blush (instead of a cooler pink) and sheer gloss.

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